the times paints a picture of the producer as an art connoisseur and budding painter. he claims to have introduced baquiat to the hip hop world. he keeps an art studio near gpp and makes pictures.

"The walls of the studio were covered with Mr. Dean’s recent work. Most are large sheets of paper printed with black-and-white images of 1980s icons like Grace Jones and Marvin Gaye. Using stencils and paint, he adds Givenchy logos, birds, glitter and streaks of paint."ceeeeyyyyyute!